Born Margaret Petruzzi, she grew up in Graniteville and resided in her childhood home, a house she dearly loved, her entire life. She graduated from Port Richmond High School in 1935 before marrying Rocco Delassandro following his service with the U.S. Army as a master sergeant in World War II.

In her leisure time, Mrs. Delassandro enjoyed watching the Food Channel for cooking inspiration, preparing traditional Italian meat pies for the Christmas and Easter holidays and completing word searches from newspapers and magazines.

Family described her as a woman of incomparable kindness and caring.

“She was just the best mom in the world,” said her son, Salvatore Delassandro.

Her husband, Rocco, died in 2008 after nearly 60 years of marriage.

In addition to her son, Salvatore, surviving are one nephew, Anthony Petruzzi, and two great-nephews, Philip and Frankie Petruzzi.

The funeral will be Thursday from the Matthew Funeral Home, Willowbrook, with a mass at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Pity R.C. Church, Bulls Head. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Brighton.